MEDIA & POLITICS
MEDIA & POLITICS
CRIME CULTURE
BEHROUZ BEAT THE RAT OF COLONISATION! A night out with Behrouz Boochani and friends in Australia
Celebrated writer, Behrouz Boochani, has been visiting Australia for the first time after spending years imprisoned in this nation’s notorious offshore detention centres for asylum seekers. It has been a bittersweet moment for his friends, some of whom have not seen him for a decade. Linda Rose with this personal reflection.
FAMILY VIOLENCE
MEDIA & POLITICS
DICTATOR DOUCHE! Scott Morrison now PROUDLY lists all the “SECRET” jobs he gave himself on Parliament’s official bio
EXCLUSIVE: Former prime minister Scott Morrison is now proudly listing all the “secret” Cabinet positions he gave himself on his official bio on the Federal Parliament website. The move comes as an inquiry into his questionable and possibly corrupt conduct is due to report back later this month. Serkan Ozturk reports.
CREEPS
BOYS CLUB CODE OF SILENCE! Self-styled feminist icon Peter Dutton stays QUIET on Queensland Police sexual harassment as inquiry finds abuse was WIDESPREAD when he was a cop
EXCLUSIVE: He’s claimed to be more caring and in touch with his feelings but Peter Dutton has refused to comment on Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll’s evidence of widespread sexual harassment and abuse of female officers throughout the 1990s, at the very same time the Liberal Party leader was a serving police officer. Joanna Psaros reports.
DRUGS
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE! Qld woman Crystell Jade Lane found guilty of DANGEROUS drink driving during Wollonging wedding REVEALED as Federal Treasurer’s long time staffer
EXCLUSIVE: A woman who was double the drink-drive limit when she crashed her car on the iconic Sea Cliff Bridge in an incident which a judge claimed was a miracle nobody died is actually a staffer for Treasurer Jim Chalmers, it can be revealed. The failure by the press to link the pair is yet another example of the mainstream media protecting The Treasurer’s reputation at the expense of the truth. Pierce Field reports.
CREEPS
DOUBLE R SEVEN! Meet Robert Reid: Linda Reynolds’s Liberal Party spin doctor husband who SPIED on Bruce Lehrmann’s RAPE TRIAL while Brittany Higgins was TESTIFYING
EXCLUSIVE: He’s the husband of Senator Linda Reynolds and a former communications supremo for the Australian Medical Association and spin doctor for Liberal Party MPs who also longs for a political career himself. But now Robert Reid has found himself in the public spotlight for all the wrong reasons after being caught out spying on the Bruce Lehrmann rape trial at the very moment alleged victim and survivor Brittany Higgins was testifying. Serkan Ozturk reports.
CREEPS
INVESTIGATIONS
“CORRUPT” KENEALLY COVER-UP GOES ALL THE WAY TO TOP COP! NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb caught out LYING to Parliament about lack of suspension for Constable Daniel Keneally who got innocent man jailed and now finally set to face CRIMINAL CHARGES
EXCLUSIVE: NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb lied to a parliamentary inquiry last month when she claimed “corrupt” police officer Daniel Keneally had been suspended over his dishonest actions which led to an innocent man spending three weeks in solitary confinement. Police now admit Keneally – the son of Labor Party heavyweight Kristina Keneally – has never been suspended but was instead promoted. The admission comes as the NSW DPP finally prepares to bring criminal charges against the wayward police officer. Serkan Ozturk reports.
MEDIA & POLITICS
MEDIA & POLITICS
MEDIA & POLITICS
MEDIA & POLITICS
HIGH DEFINITION EPL SCAM! Optus under fire over “exceptional detail” for Premier League coverage with nearly NOBODY able to watch in 1080 HD while charging almost DOUBLE
EXCLUSIVE: Sports fans are fuming at Optus over its lack of full HD viewing options for the English Premier League while almost doubling subscription prices. The ACCC is now considering whether any action may be necessary against the telco if it doesn’t soon get its act together. Serkan Ozturk reports.
FEATURED
UK’S SAS KILLED INNOCENT CIVILIANS ALLEGEDLY LIKE BRS! UK Special Forces engaged in war crimes in Afghanistan, killing innocents and planting weapons similar to claims around ‘Aussie hero’ Ben Roberts-Smith
EXCLUSIVE: A UK SAS unit is believed to have executed over 50 unarmed Afghan men and children and then placed weapons on their dead bodies to justify the killings, according to a recent BBC investigation. These mirror the horrific war crimes of Australia’s own SAS unit and the decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who was allegedly involved in the murder of six unarmed Afghans. Nour Ahmad reports.
MEDIA & POLITICS
“I’M NOT A RIGHT-WING SHOCK JOCK”! StarterFM radio host Marcus Paul opens up about his move from commercial to independent radio after being FIRED by 2SM for “INSENSITIVE” Charlise Mutten quiz
EXCLUSIVE: Former 2SM radio host, Marcus Paul, has revealed he was left angry and disappointed by his sacking and believes he was held to a different standard by commercial radio bosses due to his modern takes. Paul now hosts his own StarterFM radio show and this week opened up about the challenges and freedoms that come with working for independent media. Nour Ahmad reports.
FRAUD
“HATEFUL MESSAGES DELETED”! Cover-up alleged over MYSTERIOUS DEATH of Gina Rinehart’s bodyguard and Paladin director, Jeremiah John Rouwhorst
EXCLUSIVE: A source close to Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has claimed that the mining boss deleted text messages believed to have caused the family bodyguard’s mysterious death. The bodyguard, who was a director of the shady Dutton-funded Paladin group even after his death, is believed to have taken his own life after receiving the messages from Rinehart’s own daughter Ginia. Nour Ahmad reports.
CREEPS
“UNNECESSARILY HARSH”! Sacked Labor adviser Pierce Field considers further legal action after Fair Work Commission finds Kristina Keneally’s decision to fire him over texts to BILLIONAIRE Craig Laundy was unfair
EXCLUSIVE: The “MeToo vigilante” Pierce Field has stood by his decision to confront former Liberal MP Craig Laundy over sexual misconduct allegations following a recent ruling by the Fair Work Commission. The Commission found that Field’s dismissal by then-Labor Senator Kristina Keneally following a phone call from Laundy was unnecessarily harsh, and awarded him compensation. Nour Ahmad reports.
MEDIA & POLITICS
MEDIA & POLITICS
NSW POLICE WON’T DENY FIXATED PERSONS UNIT BECAME A ‘POLITICAL GOON SQUAD’! Changes flagged for CONTROVERSIAL unit but questions linger
EXCLUSIVE: NSW Police have promised sweeping changes to the remit of the controversial Fixated Persons Investigations Unit in light of several highly publicised and embarrassing incidents which gave rise to concerns it was a “political goon squad” used to shut down opponents and whistleblowers truthfully speaking about political and police corruption. Nour Ahmad reports.
ASSAULTS & BASHINGS
PETER’S ‘PERFECT’ CRIME? V8 Hall of Famer and Australian sporting icon Peter Brock revealed as key suspect in the unsolved 1977 Easey Street murders
EXCLUSIVE: It can be revealed that a prime suspect into the infamous and unsolved Easey Street Murders is none other than the ‘King of the Mountain’ and one of Australia’s most beloved sport stars, the now-deceased Peter Brock. Pierce Field investigates the cover-up and corruption protecting one of Australia’s most infamous wife-bashers and his alleged role in the brutal stabbing of his former lover and her best friend.